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JSF-1 said:
I'm going to nitpick here but can Metrolinx settle on a colour already. In some adds the Crosstown is Green, in others its Oranger, and in this one it is Purple. From what we have seen the Crosstowns colour will be Orange so why on earth is it not used on all promotional material? It's the same deal on Finch, most renders show Teal being the colour of choice, yet the line map on there website is Magenta!
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I keep getting ads on IG for finch west which exactly the same and also the same purple. idek what metrolinx is doing, i always thought they had their ads together
 
JSF-1 said:
I'm going to nitpick here but can Metrolinx settle on a colour already. In some adds the Crosstown is Green, in others its Oranger, and in this one it is Purple. From what we have seen the Crosstowns colour will be Orange so why on earth is it not used on all promotional material? It's the same deal on Finch, most renders show Teal being the colour of choice, yet the line map on there website is Magenta!
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Don't forget the TTC Line 6 numbering being gray.
 
robmausser said:
Its funny that the metrics are always how much faster you will go with LRT, subway, etc over bus.

Honestly I just care that its not a smelly, noisy, rattly, shakey and vomit inducing bus.

The ads should be "Crosstown: Its not a $%*&ing bus!"
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I know a few people that insist the bus is more comfortable than light rail.

No, I don't understand it either.
 
robmausser said:
*BRRRRRRRR*CLANG*CRASH*CRASH*
(Screaming over sounds to be heard)
"I THINK THE BUS IS ...WHOA HANG ON...THE BUS IS MORE COMFORTABLE"
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A few of these people exist in Kitchener-Waterloo, but by this point are serious outliers, and a lot of them were clearly prepared to hate the LRT no matter what. The best remedy for these people is an existing line that most normal people are happy with, though unfortunately there's no easy remedies for them until then. In theory they could actually ride similar systems and see how they like them, but realistically they aren't. The main source of it I've seen in KW isn't so much the organized anti LRT people, but more small town conservatism (trains? This place is getting like Toronto!) and people who are personally offended that some long, meandering suburban bus routes have been reconfigured to be less long and meandering, and now they have to (gasp) transfer.
 
Being a regular TTC rider, I do not consider bus inferior to mixed-traffic streetcars. Moreover, I like express buses more than streetcars. Bus rides may be bumpy, but only occasionally, and that doesn't bother me much. If I can get a seat, or at least can stand comfortably without being squeezed, I am perfectly fine.

Any vehicle is uncomfortable if it is crowded. Doesn't matter if it is a bus, streetcar, or a subway.
 
Rainforest said:
Being a regular TTC rider, I do not consider bus inferior to mixed-traffic streetcars. Moreover, I like express buses more than streetcars. Bus rides may be bumpy, but only occasionally, and that doesn't bother me much. If I can get a seat, or at least can stand comfortably without being squeezed, I am perfectly fine.

Any vehicle is uncomfortable if it is crowded. Doesn't matter if it is a bus, streetcar, or a subway.
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It's not the crowding although a bus is easier to be crowded simply because it's smaller. It's the comfort of the ride which is the concern. Buses have to veer in and out of traffic to make stops where as a lrt basically is on a straight path. So the bus goes forward and also right and left where as a lrt only goes forward. Buses also go over pot holes and they create these weird waves on the road in the loading lane from frequently going in and out with such a heavy vehicle.
 
sixrings said:
It's not the crowding although a bus is easier to be crowded simply because it's smaller. It's the comfort of the ride which is the concern. Buses have to veer in and out of traffic to make stops where as a lrt basically is on a straight path. So the bus goes forward and also right and left where as a lrt only goes forward. Buses also go over pot holes and they create these weird waves on the road in the loading lane from frequently going in and out with such a heavy vehicle.
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I am aware of that; just saying my personal comfort isn't much different on a bus vs a streetcar. Other riders may have other preferences.
 
On a crowded bus- assuming you are seated- you can often stretch your legs under the seat in front of you.
The way LRT seating is nowadays, you can't. That is one advantage of the bus. But I'd take an LRT anyday.
 
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